Eplingiella Explained

Eplingiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.^[1]

Its native range is eastern Brazil.

The genus name of Eplingiella is in honour of Carl Epling (1894–1968), an American botanist and taxonomist,^[2] and it was first published and described in Phytotaxa Vol.58 on page 21 in 2012.

Known species:

• Eplingiella brightoniae
• Eplingiella cuniloides
• Eplingiella fruticosa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eplingiella Harley & J.F.B.Pastore Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 26 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.